there's a dent on the front right where the bridge pickup route is - the sealer dented and cracked but no chunks are missing. there's also a long crack in the sealer connecting the two pickup cavities.
totally lame. when i received it, the guitar was shifted all the way to one side of the box and I can clearly see where something heavy came down on the top of the box; there's a rip.
I was thinking it doesn't matter since i'll take the sealer off and stain it anyway, but I figured, the dent probably went through the flame maple veneer too. so if I sanded it down to the sealer, either there will be a stop when I can't reach (because the veneer sunk in), or I will sand deep to reach that sunken area and sand right through the veneer. it sucks how the maple cap isn't flamed.
I called Torres today, and they said they can send me a new one at no cost but I will have to send it back at my expenses. it's not their fault, but I think they could've double boxed it or something.
so what should I do? I should probably send it back and get my money's worth, right? or should I go ahead and sand down to the veneer?
thanks